SIX ‘panic buys’ Manchester United must avoid in January

Date: 23rd December 2013 at 7:34 pm
Written by Christy Malyan | Comments Off

Following a summer in which David Moyes secured just a single senior signing, and a first half of the season that’s seen Manchester United fall all the way down to eighth place in the Premier League table, the new Red Devils boss is expected to attack the January window with a rather lucrative winter war chest.

Reviving an ageing side with some young talent and bringing in some much-needed quality to the midfield will be the former Everton manager’s two leading priorities when the transfer window reopens, but as we all know, doing your shopping mid-season can be an incredibly hazardous and booby-trapped process.

And with the United manager under considerable pressure to spend and source adequate new recruits, there’s scope for Moyes to fall into the customary winter trap of panic buying.

With that in mind, here’s a list of SIX unnecessary purchases the Red Devils should give a wide berth to in January.